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The Art of Romare Bearden

The visual narratives and abstractions of this preeminent African American artist explore the places where he lived and worked: the rural South, Pittsburgh, Harlem, and the Caribbean. Bearden's central themes—religion, jazz and blues, history, literature, and the realities of black life—endured throughout his remarkable career in watercolors, oils, and especially collages and photomontages from the 1940s through the 1980s.

TheArt of Romare Bearden loan packet includes:

an 80-page booklet with related teaching activities

a music CD—Romare Bearden Revealed—that features performances by the Branford Marsalis Quartet

six color study prints

an image CD or slideset with 20 works of art

five overhead transparencies.

This teaching packet is available free of charge for a nine-month loan period, permitting extended use in classroom or library settings.